Graphic: Assessing North Korea's military capability

North Korea threat

North Korea, which has missiles capable of hitting U.S. territories in the Pacific and possibly mainland USA, has ordered its rocket and long-range artillery units to be combat ready after joint military drills by U.S. and South Korean forces. A look at the Koreas and the military presence and threat:

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North Korea's missile range threat

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Missile types and inventory

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U.S. West Coast missile defenses

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Country and major city populations

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A look at the military presence

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The buffer zone

Sources: GlobalSecurity.org, CIA World Factbook, USA TODAY research

Kevin A. Kepple and Joan Murphy, USA TODAY

USATODAY
4:05 a.m. MST April 13, 2013

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives a speech during a plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday.(Photo: Korean Central News Agency via AP)